Spiritual Formation
Spiritual Formation & Mid-Week Groups
Spiritual Formation & Mid-Week Groups
Spiritual Formation
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Sundays
Spiritual Formation is a dedicated time to connect with one another, build community, and grow in our faith together. Whether you’re new or returning, we invite you to explore the various offerings designed to support your spiritual journey. Let’s grow together!
Spiritual Formation
Lenten Connect Groups- Leader Sign-Ups
Lent is the time of the Christian year where we connect and refresh our relationships as we contemplate and examine our lives. During this season we host Lenten Connect groups which meet weekly during the 6-weeks prior to Easter.
In the past, groups have formed around Bible study, bird-watching, walking, games, music, and spiritual disciplines, to name a few. What these groups all have in common is that they were all started by someone who decided to share their passion or interest and welcomes others joining them.
Do you have an interest you would like to share? Is there an area of interest you would like to explore with others?
If so, please complete the online form HERE or fill out a paper form and return it to the church office or at the welcome table by January 30th. Participant sign-ups will begin February 22nd.
Questions: Glenn McCrickard at 909-593-1364 or Glenn@lavernecob.org
Stories & Play
Children birth through Kindergarten are invited to come to the Aqua Room during Spiritual Formation for play and stories of peace, love and kindness.
Led By: Paige Butzlaff
Location: Aqua Room
Ages: Birth – Kindergarten
Day/Time: Sundays, January 4 & 11 / 10:45 a.m.
The Peace Table
1st through 5th grade will meet in the Yellow Room for bible stories and activities featuring the Peace Table Storybook Bible.
Led By: Beth Snowden-Ifft and Sara Davis
Location: Yellow Room
Ages: 1st- 5th Grade
Day/Time: Sundays, January 4 & 11 / 10:45 a.m.
Donuts & Conversations
Middle and High School students are invited to meet in the Rainbow room for donuts and discussions on what it means to be a teen and a follower of Christ in today’s world. Including goal setting, vision boards and games.
Led By: Jami Guillen
Location: Rainbow Room
Ages: Middle-High School
Day/Time: Sundays, January 4 & 11 / 10:45 a.m.
Friendship Class
For its New Year’s Resolution, Friendship Class has decided to continue its study of great but little appreciated figures in the New Testament using the video lectures Professor Amy-Jill Levine as a springboard.
On Sunday, January 4, the lecture and class will investigate the confusing number of murderous Herod’s who interact with Jesus and his circle, including Herod the Great and Herod Antipas. This will be followed up with another treacherous soul, Judas Iscariot, on Sunday, January 11. (These two Sundays are separated by Three Kings Day, but Friendship Class discussed the Magi last fall.) Each lecture and discussion in Friendship Class stands alone, so you may feel free to attend one or all the sessions. The class is friendly to all comers.
Led By: Al Clark
Location: Social Hall
Ages: Adults
Day/Time: Sundays, January 4 & 11 / 10:45 a.m.
Shedding New Light
in a New Year
An Introduction to Spiral Dynamics, led by Shawn Kirchner
(For better communication, relationships, and peace of mind)
We’re “wired” to grow and change — to widen our perspectives as we gain new experiences throughout life. Why, then, do we seem to “land” at such different “places” than many of our fellow Americans, our neighbors, or even our own family members? Spiral Dynamics is a system that makes sense of what can feel like a disturbing variety of worldviews all around us. As a progressive church in a “plural” community, we can apply awareness of worldview diversity to our interactions and messaging for greater impact, positive connection, and coalition building.
Location: Fireside Room
Ages: All
Day/Time: Sunday, January 4 / 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Church Council Meeting
Please join us for our 1st all Church Council meeting of the year, January 18th immediately following worship. Council meetings are a time where we do the business of the church. Please plan to attend and help shape the future of our beloved community. A brunch will precede the meeting. Childcare will be provided.
Location: Fellowship Hall
Ages: All
Day/Time: Sunday, January 18, 2026 / 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Courtyard & Conversations
Join friends on the courtyard for conversations and connection.
Location: Church Courtyard
Ages: All
Day/Time: Sunday, January 25, 2026 / 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Memory Circles
As we conclude Memorial Sunday worship, consider joining the Memory Circle in the Fireside Room. There, folks will gather to share memories of their loved ones who have gone on before us.
Location: Fireside Room
Ages: All
Day/Time: Sunday, January 25, 2026 / 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Hope 4 Home
We are a Matthew 25 Movement congregation, seeking to protect and defend the vulnerable in the name of Jesus. One way we work at this pledge is by providing meals to Hope for Home, a local transitional housing center in Pomona. All ages are invited to participate in meal preparations. For questions, email our kitchen ministries coordinator, Tron Passmore at kitchen@lavernecob.org
Led By: Tron Passmore
Location: Church Kitchen
Ages: All
Day/Time: Sunday, January 25, 2026 | 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m..